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{{Short description|Engineering discipline related to environmental science}}
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'''Environmental engineering''' is a professional [[engineering]] [[Academic discipline|discipline]] related to [[environmental science]]. It encompasses broad [[Science|scientific]] topics like [[chemistry]], [[biology]], [[ecology]], [[geology]], [[hydraulics]], [[hydrology]], [[microbiology]], and [[mathematics]] to create solutions that will protect and also improve the health of living organisms and improve the quality of the environment.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.aaees.org/careers/|title=Careers in Environmental Engineering and Environmental Science|website=American Academy of Environmental Engineers & Scientists|access-date=2019-03-23|archive-date=2021-02-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210224142618/https://www.aaees.org/careers/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor.U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2010-11 Edition" /> Environmental engineering is a sub-discipline of [[civil engineering]] and [[chemical engineering]]. While on the part of civil engineering, the Environmental Engineering is focused mainly on [[Sanitary Engineering]].<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Mahamud-López |first1=Manuel María |last2=Menéndez-Aguado |first2=Juan Mariá |date=September 2005 |title=Environmental engineering in mining engineering education |url=http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/03043790500114490 |journal=European Journal of Engineering Education |language=en |volume=30 |issue=3 |pages=329–339 |doi=10.1080/03043790500114490 |s2cid=109093239 |issn=0304-3797|url-access=subscription }}</ref>

Environmental engineering applies scientific and engineering principles to improve and maintain the environment to protect human health, protect nature's beneficial [[Ecosystem|ecosystems]], and improve environmental-related enhancement of the quality of human life.<ref name=":0" />
'''Environmental engineers''' devise solutions for [[Waste management|wastewater management]], [[Water pollution|water]] and [[air pollution]] control, [[recycling]], [[waste disposal]], and [[public health]].<ref name="Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor.U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2010-11 Edition" /><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://science.howstuffworks.com/engineering/civil/10-advancements-environmental-engineering.htm|title=10 Advancements in Environmental Engineering|date=2014-05-18|website=HowStuffWorks|language=en|access-date=2019-03-23}}</ref>  They design [[water purification|municipal water supply]] and [[industrial wastewater treatment]] systems,<ref>{{cite book|title=Aqueous Wastes from Petroleum and Petrochemical Plants|author=Beychok, Milton R.|publisher=John Wiley & Sons|year=1967|edition=1st|lccn=67019834|title-link=Aqueous Wastes from Petroleum and Petrochemical Plants}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Wastewater Engineering (Treatment Disposal Reuse) / Bailey Alatoree Inc.|author1=Tchobanoglous, G.|author2=Burton, F.L.|author3=Stensel, H.D.|publisher=McGraw-Hill Book Company|year=2003|isbn=978-0-07-041878-3|edition=4th|name-list-style=amp}}</ref> and design plans to prevent [[waterborne diseases]] and improve [[sanitation]] in urban, rural and recreational areas. They evaluate hazardous-[[waste management]] systems to evaluate the severity of such hazards, advise on treatment and containment, and develop regulations to prevent mishaps. They implement [[environmental engineering law]], as in assessing the environmental impact of proposed construction projects.

Environmental engineers study the effect of technological advances on the environment, addressing local and worldwide environmental issues such as [[acid rain]], [[global warming]], [[ozone depletion]], [[water pollution]] and air pollution from [[Automobile emissions control|automobile exhausts]] and [[AP 42 Compilation of Air Pollutant Emission Factors|industrial sources]].<ref name="Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor.U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2010-11 Edition">{{cite web|url=https://www.bls.gov/ooh/architecture-and-engineering/home.htm|title=Architecture and Engineering Occupations|date=20 February 2019|website=Occupational Outlook Handbook|publisher=Bureau of Labor Statistics|access-date=23 March 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|author=Turner, D.B.|title=Workbook of atmospheric dispersion estimates: an introduction to dispersion modeling|edition=2nd|publisher=CRC Press|year=1994|isbn=978-1-56670-023-8|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/workbookofatmosp0000turn}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|author=Beychok, M.R.|title=Fundamentals Of Stack Gas Dispersion|edition=4th|publisher=author-published|year=2005|isbn=978-0-9644588-0-2|title-link=Fundamentals Of Stack Gas Dispersion}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Career Information Center. Agribusiness, Environment, and Natural Resources|url=https://archive.org/details/careerinformatio00_2|url-access=registration|edition=9th|publisher=Macmillan Reference|year=2007}}</ref>

Most [[Jurisdiction|jurisdictions]] impose licensing and registration requirements for qualified environmental engineers.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.aaees.org/becomeboardcertified/environmentalengineers.php|title=Become Board Certified in Environmental Engineering|website=American Academy of Environmental Engineers & Scientists|access-date=2019-03-23|archive-date=2021-01-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210118112537/https://www.aaees.org/becomeboardcertified/environmentalengineers.php|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ncees.org/engineering/pe/environmental/|title=NCEES PE Environmental exam information|website=NCEES|language=en-US|access-date=2019-03-23}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.engc.org.uk/about-us/our-partners/professional-engineering-institutions/|title=Professional Engineering Institutions|website=Engineering Council|access-date=2019-03-23}}</ref>